Father’s Day celebrations

Visit Melt – The World Café on June 18 for a buffet of international, Singaporean and Asian cuisine at $68/adults and $38/children from 12pm to 2:30pm. Specialities include an extensive spread of Thai favourites, North Indian cuisine, gourmet seafood and meat BBQ, fine de claire oysters in three styles, roti prata, Japanese sushi, a carving station, freshly prepared soufflés and two delicious chocolate fountains. The Oriental Singapore, 5 Raffles Avenue, Marina Square. Tel: 6885 3082, Web: www.mandarinoriental.com.Cafebiz is hosting weekend brunch and buffet dinner on both June 17 and 18 with free-flow juices plus door gifts and free-flow Tiger beer for dads! Brunch seatings are at 11:30am to 2pm and 2:30pm to 5pm priced at $48/adults and $25/children, dinner is $52/adults and $25/children. Traders Hotel, 1A Cuscaden Road. Tel: 6831 4374.

Oscar’s celebrates on June 17 with a dinner buffet of fresh seafood, sushi and sashimi, soups and appetisers plus local and international cuisine at $55 per person. On June 18 the family can enjoy a relaxing brunch at $108/adults with free-flow Veuve Clicquot or $68/adults for free-flow Tiger beer. Dads will also take home a complimentary mini bottle of Champagne. 2 Temasek Boulevard. Tel: 6432 7481.

Treat dad to an evening of cooking instruction with Angelo Sanelli of Michelangelo’s at Bentfork Cooking School. Whether he’s keen to create the perfect BBQ marinade or needs to learn how to boil water, Angelo and his expert team can help. Tel: 6475 4961/6416 2622, Web: www.bentfork.sg.

Paulaner Bräuhaus has just undergone a $600,000 makeover. Buy dad a signature Munich lager and munch on scrumptious bar snacks including Bavarian pretzels and crispy German pork knuckle. 9 Raffles Boulevard, #01/03-01 Time² @ Millenia Walk. Tel: 6883 2572.

            Treat dad to a burger and beer at Brewerkz before crossing the bridge for an evening of comedy at 1 Nite Stand Bar & Comedy Club. Kick on at Ministry Of Sound and hit the dance floor at 54 to boogie to retro beats from the 70s and 80s. Brewerkz #01-05/06 Riverside Point. Tel: 6438 7438, Web: www.brewerz.com. 1 Nite Stand Block A #01-04 Clarke Quay, 3 River Valley Road. Tel: 6334 1954, Web: www.the1nitestand.com. MOS Block C, The Cannery, Clarke Quay, River Valley Road. Tel: 6235 2292/6333 4168.